Alexander I Yakovlev
Biographic Data
| ID | 4143465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander I Yakovlev |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander I |
| FAMILY NAME | Yakovlev |
| SIGNATURE | YAKOVLEV A I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7164-1321 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
[Review of
The European “Enlightenment project” in the Arab East
This article explores the modernization process of the Arab world from the point of view of implementing the European “Enlightenment project”. Countries of Western Europe in the 18th century entered the path of modern development. The countries of the East, including the Arab East in order to overcome backwardness in the 19th – early 20th centuries began to modernize the society. The Western model of a modern industrial democratic and educated so…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part IV. Western Europe Becomes the West
This part (Part I see: [Yakovlev, 2023a], Part II see: [Yakovlev, 2023b], Part III see: [Yakovlev, 2024]) examines the economic and social processes that ultimately formed Europe, that began to turn into a world leader. The main reasons for the “luck of the victorious West” and the “bad luck of the losing non-West” are named, which led to a change in their roles in the world. In the weak and poor western part of the vast Eurasian continent, proce…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part III. Imperial Models
This part (Part I see: [Yakovlev, 2023a], Part II see: [Yakovlev, 2023b]), examines the main characteristics of the three imperial models that offered the world in the 10th–15th centuries their “development projects”: The Byzantine Empire, the Chinese Empire, and the Arab Caliphate (later the Ottoman Empire). The presence of an “ideological core”, as well as the powerful centralized power of the dynastic state, which determined the parameters of …
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and the East Part I. Keynotes and the Creators
The paper describes in detail economic and cultural premises for the emergence of the “Enlightenment project” in European countries, the stages, and options for the development of the project, its impact on international relations during the colonial period. The article also provides examples of Eastern societies that have generated quite successful development models, which, nevertheless, could not resist the military, economic and ideological e…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part II. Reformation and Revolution
The paper describes in detail economic and cultural premises for the emergence of the “Enlightenment project” in European countries, the stages, and options for the development of the project, its impact on international relations during the colonial period. The paper also provides examples of Eastern societies that have generated quite successful development models, which, nevertheless, could not resist the military, economic and ideological exp…
The Heirs to the Saudi Throne
This article compares the experience of two heirs to the Saudi throne – Emir Faisal who became the king in 1964 and Emir Muhammad, current heir to the throne. Both heirs found themselves on the way to supreme power during periods of a crisis in the kingdom. The first of these crises back in the beginning of the 1960s challenged the prospects of the existence of the kingdom, the second one, in 2010s weakened the internal potential of the society a…
Arabian City Phenomenon
The article follows the main stages in the development of Riyadh — the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The history of Riyadh is viewed in the context of the history of traditional Arabian cities and the new urban centers of Arabia. The great role of the creator of Saudi Arabia, King Ibn Saud and his sons in the development of the capital is indicated; in particular, the innovations of the current King of Saudi Arabia Salman ibn Abdel Aziz…
“He Created the Institute in a New Capacity, It Was His Brainchild”
The article focuses on the memoir of the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician Bobodzhan G. Gafurov (1956–1977), his work, and the activities of the Institute of Oriental Studies in 1969–1970s. The author shares his memories of Bobodzhan Gafurov and the orientalists’ team of those years, thereby recreating the atmosphere of the Institute’s everyday life at the end of the 60s. The article rev…
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Arabian City Phenomenon
The article follows the main stages in the development of Riyadh — the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The history of Riyadh is viewed in the context of the history of traditional Arabian cities and the new urban centers of Arabia. The great role of the creator of Saudi Arabia, King Ibn Saud and his sons in the development of the capital is indicated; in particular, the innovations of the current King of Saudi Arabia Salman ibn Abdel Aziz…
“He Created the Institute in a New Capacity, It Was His Brainchild”
The article focuses on the memoir of the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician Bobodzhan G. Gafurov (1956–1977), his work, and the activities of the Institute of Oriental Studies in 1969–1970s. The author shares his memories of Bobodzhan Gafurov and the orientalists’ team of those years, thereby recreating the atmosphere of the Institute’s everyday life at the end of the 60s. The article rev…
The Heirs to the Saudi Throne
This article compares the experience of two heirs to the Saudi throne – Emir Faisal who became the king in 1964 and Emir Muhammad, current heir to the throne. Both heirs found themselves on the way to supreme power during periods of a crisis in the kingdom. The first of these crises back in the beginning of the 1960s challenged the prospects of the existence of the kingdom, the second one, in 2010s weakened the internal potential of the society a…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and the East Part I. Keynotes and the Creators
The paper describes in detail economic and cultural premises for the emergence of the “Enlightenment project” in European countries, the stages, and options for the development of the project, its impact on international relations during the colonial period. The article also provides examples of Eastern societies that have generated quite successful development models, which, nevertheless, could not resist the military, economic and ideological e…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part II. Reformation and Revolution
The paper describes in detail economic and cultural premises for the emergence of the “Enlightenment project” in European countries, the stages, and options for the development of the project, its impact on international relations during the colonial period. The paper also provides examples of Eastern societies that have generated quite successful development models, which, nevertheless, could not resist the military, economic and ideological exp…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part IV. Western Europe Becomes the West
This part (Part I see: [Yakovlev, 2023a], Part II see: [Yakovlev, 2023b], Part III see: [Yakovlev, 2024]) examines the economic and social processes that ultimately formed Europe, that began to turn into a world leader. The main reasons for the “luck of the victorious West” and the “bad luck of the losing non-West” are named, which led to a change in their roles in the world. In the weak and poor western part of the vast Eurasian continent, proce…
The Finale of the “Enlightenment Project” for the West and East. Part III. Imperial Models
This part (Part I see: [Yakovlev, 2023a], Part II see: [Yakovlev, 2023b]), examines the main characteristics of the three imperial models that offered the world in the 10th–15th centuries their “development projects”: The Byzantine Empire, the Chinese Empire, and the Arab Caliphate (later the Ottoman Empire). The presence of an “ideological core”, as well as the powerful centralized power of the dynastic state, which determined the parameters of …
[Review of
The European “Enlightenment project” in the Arab East
This article explores the modernization process of the Arab world from the point of view of implementing the European “Enlightenment project”. Countries of Western Europe in the 18th century entered the path of modern development. The countries of the East, including the Arab East in order to overcome backwardness in the 19th – early 20th centuries began to modernize the society. The Western model of a modern industrial democratic and educated so…
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